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belarus depends on russia for nearly all its energy supplies. the united states and european union must remain united and impose economic sanctions and have a single plan for actions regarding the promoigs of democratic process -- promotion of democratic process in belarus. mr. speaker, i appreciate the time coming down and i wish everybody a happy new year. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, mr. scott, for five minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to say farewell to the house. i first want to say thank you to the wonderful people in the south carolina coast, from myrtle beach to my hometown of north charleston to hilton head, your support of the last three years has truly humbled me and inspired me. i also want to thank my friends, my colleagues and the members of the south carolina delegation. mr. clyburn, mr. wilson, mr. duncan, mr. gowdy and mr. mulvaney. we have a great group who truly understands we are here to represent the great state of south carolina and the citizens of
belarus depends on russia for nearly all its energy supplies. the united states and european union must remain united and impose economic sanctions and have a single plan for actions regarding the promoigs of democratic process -- promotion of democratic process in belarus. mr. speaker, i appreciate the time coming down and i wish everybody a happy new year. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from south carolina, mr. scott, for five minutes. mr. scott: thank you, mr....
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i am trying to go back to cornell to do sustainable energy. we are in a double down on reaganomics in despite. jimmy carter had great inflation because for five years we were a peaceful country again. then reagan put us back into the largest military buildup in peacetime. i think that's what we ought to do is realize that did not work, just like some of the new deal stuff was not working correctly. what we have to do is c- span.org [indiscernible] i want to thank mr. richard delver of the department of transportation, because unlike michael bloomberg -- host: you have gone a little bit off track, but we appreciate your comments this morning. you can see his picture on your screen. and from the new york times business section -- and from "usa today" -- that the lead this morning in "usa today." coming up, steve forbes will be here in 45 minutes to take your calls regarding issues in washington, including what we just talked about. next is lawrence yun of the national association of realtors to talk about the real estate market and how the fisca
i am trying to go back to cornell to do sustainable energy. we are in a double down on reaganomics in despite. jimmy carter had great inflation because for five years we were a peaceful country again. then reagan put us back into the largest military buildup in peacetime. i think that's what we ought to do is realize that did not work, just like some of the new deal stuff was not working correctly. what we have to do is c- span.org [indiscernible] i want to thank mr. richard delver of the...
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whether it nuclear energy could be the saving factor in providing clean energy for the world. the problem with nuclear energy wofold.o little support to have new plants built in anyone's backyard particularly since the tsunami in japan. the other problem is cost. said it cannot be competitive with natural gas. general electric is a company that builds nuclear power plants. you could make nuclear power work if you accepted as a sunk cost in the future. that is what the chinese are doing. they are building 32 new nuclear power plants to fund the country's future. the indians are building 17. yes, a different set of policies in this country and in europe might make nuclear power the hope of the future. host: let's bring the concept of the all-important dollar back into the equation. with budget matters in this country, do you see money being invested into these great big ideas? guest: these things are always economic issues in the end. what venture capitalist and entrepreneurs want to commercialize. i would say we have to invest in them. if we did not invest in them, we will pay
whether it nuclear energy could be the saving factor in providing clean energy for the world. the problem with nuclear energy wofold.o little support to have new plants built in anyone's backyard particularly since the tsunami in japan. the other problem is cost. said it cannot be competitive with natural gas. general electric is a company that builds nuclear power plants. you could make nuclear power work if you accepted as a sunk cost in the future. that is what the chinese are doing. they...
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the president said his policies would necessarily skyrocket prices of energy. if prices go to $10 a gallon, who gets hurt the most? or people and senior citizens on limited income -- poor people and senior citizens on a limited income. all of us were talking about how we can solve the problems and that is what. the real problem we have here is both parties have spent focusing on the real solution. we have to do it today. i have called the plans i have seen from my democrat colleagues as well as the president -- i have called it the wimpy solution. people might remember the wimply cartoon from popeye. well, "give us more money today so we can spend more money today, and then we will pay you tomorrow." those cuts never come. isald reagan and tip o'neill a good example of that. ronald reagan agreed to $1 increase in taxes and was supposed to get $3 in spending cuts. he got $3 increase in spending with $1 of spending cuts. historically, what has happened is if we have $1 increase of taxes for anybody, congress has spent, too. the president has proposed increasing p
the president said his policies would necessarily skyrocket prices of energy. if prices go to $10 a gallon, who gets hurt the most? or people and senior citizens on limited income -- poor people and senior citizens on a limited income. all of us were talking about how we can solve the problems and that is what. the real problem we have here is both parties have spent focusing on the real solution. we have to do it today. i have called the plans i have seen from my democrat colleagues as well as...
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do not expect, nor would i be moving toward the banning of weapons in this country or the opera to energy -- opportunity for americans who own guns in a responsible way. but we do have over the course of the history of our country, we have looked at several security and how we can both protect our privacy and our security. how can we stay safe in our own country and protect our rights as citizens. these are not a black-and-white absolute spirit -- absolutes. we want people to be safe. making the right decision to keep our citizens and our children safe in our country, that is the challenge going forward. which are the laws that would make us safe in our country is very important, and i would imagine to you as well. host: and here is a tweet. let's get in the last phone call if we can. and jesse in michigan, democratic caller. caller: good morning. i would like to make a couple of comments, please. i have been voting democrat ever since i was old enough to vote. but i believe the democrat party has really left the african- americans out. how is obama decreasing the cost when me and my wife
do not expect, nor would i be moving toward the banning of weapons in this country or the opera to energy -- opportunity for americans who own guns in a responsible way. but we do have over the course of the history of our country, we have looked at several security and how we can both protect our privacy and our security. how can we stay safe in our own country and protect our rights as citizens. these are not a black-and-white absolute spirit -- absolutes. we want people to be safe. making...
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and the department of energy's tom hund plays a role. -- department of energy sometimes plays a role. host: if you recognize that there is a need in your community, can you get the security in the area? guest: at the local level, you can work through your local government and raise it up to the states government to say, we think there is a viable need here and we should request grant funding from the dhs. there's something called the administrative agency. they are the ones that face directly with dhs. they apply for the funds and manage the funds and get them to the locals. host: independent caller, rick. a a caller: are there sunset provisions for these grants? so that they are non recurring problems, if they are a problem? and if they are meaningful, they can go on? guest: that is a good question. as a general proposition, all of these grants have been authorized into law. every year, congress makes some slight adjustments and the focus of the fund, sometimes they combine programs into larger programs and so forth. after dhs has provided money to the states and the state's hand it
and the department of energy's tom hund plays a role. -- department of energy sometimes plays a role. host: if you recognize that there is a need in your community, can you get the security in the area? guest: at the local level, you can work through your local government and raise it up to the states government to say, we think there is a viable need here and we should request grant funding from the dhs. there's something called the administrative agency. they are the ones that face directly...
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that would mean a $148 million cut to the department of energy's energy efficiency and renewable energy program alone. these cuts would tremendously damage our ability to develop the clean energy technologies of tomorrow, technologies that lead to not only lower energy bills for our constituents but also to new businesses and middle-class jobs. i see it every day in my congressional district where cutting edge companies like launch point technologies can transform and use federal funding to develop new exciting ideas that would otherwise lange wish on the drawing board -- languish on the drawing board. the threat of the fiscal cliff is real. we need to come together and pass a balanced package that continues building for a clean energy future. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. h.r. 2467, an act to take serl federal lands in mono county, california, into trust for the benefit of the bridgeport indian colony. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone furthe
that would mean a $148 million cut to the department of energy's energy efficiency and renewable energy program alone. these cuts would tremendously damage our ability to develop the clean energy technologies of tomorrow, technologies that lead to not only lower energy bills for our constituents but also to new businesses and middle-class jobs. i see it every day in my congressional district where cutting edge companies like launch point technologies can transform and use federal funding to...
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it actually does count energy costs and things like that. however, there is a big discussion among a lot of the advocacy groups who do not to think it truly reflects the cost increase that singers have to pay period i. when the government of the calculation, they take a large basket of items every month and a measure how much prices change. energy, housing, education, transportation, all kinds of things, health care. and there is concern that health care may be is not as big a part of that calculation as it should be, especially for older americans, because older americans may not spend much on education or spend as much on daily transportation, but they probably spend more money on health care each year that other folks do. health-care costs have traditionally gone up higher than inflation every year. so there's some concern it does not truly reflect their cost of living increase each year. host: we're talking about how social security factors into the fiscal cliff. c-span has part of our website set up specifically for the fiscal cliff. we
it actually does count energy costs and things like that. however, there is a big discussion among a lot of the advocacy groups who do not to think it truly reflects the cost increase that singers have to pay period i. when the government of the calculation, they take a large basket of items every month and a measure how much prices change. energy, housing, education, transportation, all kinds of things, health care. and there is concern that health care may be is not as big a part of that...
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i nee we we need to get to energy independence. i think that's really where we need to go. host: i want to show our viewers what they administration and then what the republicans are proposing in order to avoid sequestration, these automatic spending cuts on the domestic side. the white house says 01-year for all of sequestration and multi- year stimulus package. i think it figures that $50 billion. is that a good idea? guest: i am for deferring the sequester so we can have congress work on a multi-year budget. how that is done is a larger debate. but the big issue in the federal budget is entitlements spending. that's where the action is. that's where the money is. that's where the problem is. it is true that this portion of the budget can take some cuts. we should do it in a careful way. we should not do an indiscriminate sequestered. i agree with all that. but the budget framework, we need to take on the growing cost of medicare and medicaid and social security. those are the drivers of deficit. if we can come as part of avoiding the the fiscal cliff, put in place a fram
i nee we we need to get to energy independence. i think that's really where we need to go. host: i want to show our viewers what they administration and then what the republicans are proposing in order to avoid sequestration, these automatic spending cuts on the domestic side. the white house says 01-year for all of sequestration and multi- year stimulus package. i think it figures that $50 billion. is that a good idea? guest: i am for deferring the sequester so we can have congress work on a...
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caller: this social security, some rocket scientists figured out that we do not need energy that we do not need, paying for these increases for two years. now they are reviewing it and i am just sort of disappointed with our people up there. they just do not seem to understand that they are not doing their job. this crisis, everything that happened, the people are not doing their jobs. the only way to get rid of them, i am just really disappointed. host: i assume you are on medicare? caller: yes, i am. host: how much do you get each month? caller: $1,200. i am also on disability. my pension and stuff. they always bring it back to the older people. they always want to tax us for the problems that they create. host: what do you think about the idea of raising the eligibility age for medicare over a certain amount of years? caller: it depends on the operation you are in. i was a mechanic and my knees went to hack. i do not know what they do with people like me who have a job that you have sacrificed your body for. what happens then? host: this is a q and a piece from "the baltimore sun."
caller: this social security, some rocket scientists figured out that we do not need energy that we do not need, paying for these increases for two years. now they are reviewing it and i am just sort of disappointed with our people up there. they just do not seem to understand that they are not doing their job. this crisis, everything that happened, the people are not doing their jobs. the only way to get rid of them, i am just really disappointed. host: i assume you are on medicare? caller:...
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if that isn't enough, the energy from them recycles gear. it doesn't cost the fishermen anything to dispose of this gear and that's why it's such a successful program. this small federal investment results in huge cost savings. marine debris is much larger and a growing problem. with disasters in japan last year and the recent storms like sandy, cleaning up debrises requires both resources and coordination between agencies and states. while i commend the bipartisan support and leadership of my colleagues to get this bill to the president, i'm disappointed that the program's authorization has not been extended. i will continue to work for permanent re-authorization of the marine debris program because it is a critical for program development in coastal communities. i urge my colleagues to support this bill which has bipartisan, bicameral compromise. i thank chairman mica, chairman hastings and ranking member rahall, ranking member markey for their leadership in bringing my bill, h. 1171, to the floor for passage out of the house. and chairman
if that isn't enough, the energy from them recycles gear. it doesn't cost the fishermen anything to dispose of this gear and that's why it's such a successful program. this small federal investment results in huge cost savings. marine debris is much larger and a growing problem. with disasters in japan last year and the recent storms like sandy, cleaning up debrises requires both resources and coordination between agencies and states. while i commend the bipartisan support and leadership of my...
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encouraging production here, which creates jobs and energy independence is a smart thing. i suspect those things are on the table when you get into discussions about loopholes and whatever, but the big deductions and loopholes and deductions and charitable giving, and how you deal with these will be an interesting debate. host: john, hampton, georgian -- georgia. independent caller. are you with us? james, ky. republican caller. caller: i would like to know why politicians do not go off and say what is going on. all of these people are on disability, and they are smoking a cigarette, and then you find out that the guys will not work. they have to get mexicans, and the government pays their house. it is about time the government gets out of the business of supporting kids. host: congressman? guest: you covered a lot of territory. i'm a conservative republican. i think the government should do as little as possible, but having said that there are cases where people need help, particularly children, who note which it through no fault of their own are in difficulty -- who thro
encouraging production here, which creates jobs and energy independence is a smart thing. i suspect those things are on the table when you get into discussions about loopholes and whatever, but the big deductions and loopholes and deductions and charitable giving, and how you deal with these will be an interesting debate. host: john, hampton, georgian -- georgia. independent caller. are you with us? james, ky. republican caller. caller: i would like to know why politicians do not go off and say...
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there are services and energy being put towards, "where did this come from? what happened?" but what about what are we doing to take care of our individuals and families now? my sister runs and non-profit who tries to help families, but these services are few and far between. if you are not connected, you do not know about them, and you get concern for your family member. you wonder about their future and when you are not here, what will happen. thank you so much for having this. >> before we let you go, what is your sister's name? if people want to get in touch with her. caller: yetta myrich. guest: thank you, matthew, and think your sister for the work you are both doing. you are absolutely right. we need more attention on services. we need more attention on autistic adults. this is part of why we have to be included in this conversation about us. when we are not at the table, really bad things happen. i mentioned the criticism of some of the dominant organizations out there. autism speaks, which is the largest and most well funded organization in the world -- only four si
there are services and energy being put towards, "where did this come from? what happened?" but what about what are we doing to take care of our individuals and families now? my sister runs and non-profit who tries to help families, but these services are few and far between. if you are not connected, you do not know about them, and you get concern for your family member. you wonder about their future and when you are not here, what will happen. thank you so much for having this....
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he hopes to expand the production tax credit for wind energy. watch the senate live on c- span2. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> you listen to their member, who said the damage was unprecedented, that it may be the worst storm the city has ever faced, and that the tidal surge was 14. governor christie said the damage was unthinkable. we had fires, hurricane-force wind, massive flooding, deep snow. you look at that and the flooding into the subway systems, the shut-down of the stock exchanges, you get a sense of the massive scale and scope of this storm. yet the networks perform. i have read dozens of stories about how for many consumers, their only link to information or to people with through their smart phone, linking social me and they're smart phone. while there was an impact on cell sites, i think the networks performed really well. my assessment is that some networks did well, some did less well, but we do not have solid information because there are no report requirements of these networks. there is no standard by which we measure the performance
he hopes to expand the production tax credit for wind energy. watch the senate live on c- span2. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> you listen to their member, who said the damage was unprecedented, that it may be the worst storm the city has ever faced, and that the tidal surge was 14. governor christie said the damage was unthinkable. we had fires, hurricane-force wind, massive flooding, deep snow. you look at that and the flooding into the subway systems, the...
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we have the energy department responsible for nuclear weapons. we have the state department responsible for overseas. then we have what we call our defense, homeland security. of those budgets at 2 over $1 trillion. it is never mentioned. -- all of those budgets out up to over $1 trillion. it is never mentioned. can you verify it or disagree with me that we have over 737 military sites around the world? why not 400? we could bring back half of them and build a base here. that is my question, if you can answer it. guest: at the beginning of world war ii, the united states was the 18th greatest military power. we do understand the defense of our country goes beyond our borders and shores. incidents like 9/11 prove that out. most americans would rather fight a war it time zones from here -- 8 time zones from here. there is no question we could pare back that power across the world. i think we have. we will continue to do that. there are a tremendous amount of bases across the world. i think you will see using other technologies to bring soldiers hom
we have the energy department responsible for nuclear weapons. we have the state department responsible for overseas. then we have what we call our defense, homeland security. of those budgets at 2 over $1 trillion. it is never mentioned. -- all of those budgets out up to over $1 trillion. it is never mentioned. can you verify it or disagree with me that we have over 737 military sites around the world? why not 400? we could bring back half of them and build a base here. that is my question, if...
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we have so many energy resources at our disposal, shale energy. fracking up in pennsylvania, new york, north dakota. hydraulic fracking has been around 55 or 60 years, but it has been too expensive. with new technologies, a can and does produce oil and natural gas. we have it would hundred year supply of natural gas. our over dependence on oil resources from unfriendly nations, we call that a clear and present danger to the national security. we think it is a clear and present danger to the economic security. we have to bring down the cost of energy. on top of that, the taxes during the fiscal clef. tax's impact seniors more than any segment. there is a tax called the estate tax. we call it the death tax. a lot of seniors are impacted by that. we are keeping an eye on that and we will be watching closely in the lame duck session. many things impacting seniors. clearly, high cost of energy, high taxes, medicare as we know it needs to be fixed. host: we are talking about the economy and older americans, particularly health care, with jim martin. if
we have so many energy resources at our disposal, shale energy. fracking up in pennsylvania, new york, north dakota. hydraulic fracking has been around 55 or 60 years, but it has been too expensive. with new technologies, a can and does produce oil and natural gas. we have it would hundred year supply of natural gas. our over dependence on oil resources from unfriendly nations, we call that a clear and present danger to the national security. we think it is a clear and present danger to the...
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anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it is about investment in what we already have. about making the natural gas exploration, collection, and distribution system safe. that was a big concern by the last president, who did not have to worry about an energy crisis -- lyndon johnson, before richard nixon. in 1955 he said we had two critical infrastructure pieces. one, makes a the natural gas supply chain, the other is the electricity grid. we have not invested enough capital into those infrastructure areas. host: fred, denver, colorado. your on with jeffrey leonard. caller code does the improved technology -- caller: does the improved tec
anyone looking at the big energy picture, not the individual pieces of energy, we spent all of our time talking about oil, gas, and nuclear. we debated about the environmentalists in the business community. we started to realize that, first of all, most americans get their energy from electricity. the change from this energy boom that we had of extracting record amounts of gas from the ground to plug in our homes, that really needs to -- it is the point that you raised about infrastructure. it...
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to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. host: his bucks include "the gamble." published two years ago. he has a new book now called "the general." we have inspired a conversation on facebook and twitter -- host: you can write to us to join that conversation. wild and wonderful was the twitter name. liz, maryland, democrats line, good morning. caller: i have a quick comment. i have been keeping up with this over the past couple of days. i actually listened to david petraeus accept his position and he gave a great speech. he talked about his life. people cheat on their wives all the time. this is not a new discovery. general petraeus will probably retire comfortab
to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. host: his bucks include "the gamble."...
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an investment in energy policy, not just energy politics? host: watched the whole speech at our website c-span.org. this year is the governor, the guest of honor, one of the guests of honor at a birthday party on saturday. he writes -- abraham: from alexandria, virginia. caller: good morning. this is no. 9 virginia. -- northern virginia. the republican party, it's the way they talk. it is their language, their communication, the way they talk to immigrants. that's why everybody sticks away from them. host: robert from silver spring, maryland, a republican. what is the way forward? caller: i think the party has it all wrong. most immigrants coming to america came here to better themselves and they are really conservatives. in these countries we don't have all these programs to support you, so you have to work and earn a living. people come here with that objective. what we get from the republicans now is the wrong message. it has really been increasing since bush's first election. i supported bush because he expressed himself as a compassiona
an investment in energy policy, not just energy politics? host: watched the whole speech at our website c-span.org. this year is the governor, the guest of honor, one of the guests of honor at a birthday party on saturday. he writes -- abraham: from alexandria, virginia. caller: good morning. this is no. 9 virginia. -- northern virginia. the republican party, it's the way they talk. it is their language, their communication, the way they talk to immigrants. that's why everybody sticks away from...
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we will then talk about energy. arabia at about saudi what it means for energy issues in the u.s. and john and re will talk about cyber-related crimes and how it will be investigated in the future. that is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. thank you for joining us on this sunday, a holiday week for many of you. enjoy your thighs giving holiday and "newsmakers"coming up next. >> "newsmakers" dunford
we will then talk about energy. arabia at about saudi what it means for energy issues in the u.s. and john and re will talk about cyber-related crimes and how it will be investigated in the future. that is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. thank you for joining us on this sunday, a holiday week for many of you. enjoy your thighs giving holiday and "newsmakers"coming up next. >> "newsmakers" dunford
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on their energy. there is the destruction of ecosystems, especially in appalachia and wyoming and montana. we have to bring back -- bring that to an end. this is part of imposing the carbon tax. host: our guest joins us from new york. our next call is from new york. caller: the purchase of fossil fuel amounts to a massive redistribution of wealth to other nations, many of whom have adverse interest to the united states. i cannot -- i understand the environmental issues that come from that. if you look at venezuela and the middle east and what the score on in africa with fossil fuels, there is a toll on war and what is going on with american soldiers. host: ray is on our democrats line. ray from texas. hello. caller: my question is, why put another tax on gasoline when we already have a surtax on gasoline? why put on a separate tax when you can just raise the existing one? he of the question is, are we looking at the present's use of air force one? use of air force one? an enormous amount of energy use
on their energy. there is the destruction of ecosystems, especially in appalachia and wyoming and montana. we have to bring back -- bring that to an end. this is part of imposing the carbon tax. host: our guest joins us from new york. our next call is from new york. caller: the purchase of fossil fuel amounts to a massive redistribution of wealth to other nations, many of whom have adverse interest to the united states. i cannot -- i understand the environmental issues that come from that. if...
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and on energy and all of those things will help. but the key issue here is how do we make our labor internationally competitive? to do that you have to come up with new ideas, new tax cuts, incentives for industry and things like that. that will take some work from congress. and, you know, i feel like that is what they need to do. and it is the same old project, the same old system, it does not fit for today. is that simple. host: nancy cook. caller: that is a fascinating point. we have had these bush era tax cuts are almost over a decade now. the tricky thing about the tax code is at once you introduce changes to it, it is really hard to change them back and temporary tax cuts often become more permanent ones, and the caller raises a great point about thinking about, what should the tax code will look like rather than all of these temporary things adding up -- adding both parties are concerned. -- i think both parties are concerned. both parties say there would like to bring down the corporate tax rate to 28%. and the republicans w
and on energy and all of those things will help. but the key issue here is how do we make our labor internationally competitive? to do that you have to come up with new ideas, new tax cuts, incentives for industry and things like that. that will take some work from congress. and, you know, i feel like that is what they need to do. and it is the same old project, the same old system, it does not fit for today. is that simple. host: nancy cook. caller: that is a fascinating point. we have had...
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this is made our country much more energy independent and has brought the price of natural gas down. i hope we can agree we don't want to reverse that and continue to go forward with these wonderful changes that have taken place in energy. we have a chance to see a renaissance in manufacturing. a lot of these jobs going overseas may come home. i have been asked and i would make three quick points. i think this election was about a lot of things. i think it is more complicated than that. i would start with the candidates. mitt romney is a good man. he wasn't as natural a communicator as the president . he had a habit of saying things that didn't help him. the president is a natural and gifted communicator. the democrats had a much better get out the vote operation. republicans need to focus on that. democrats were better in the swing states in getting at the base. the third thing is the following. 55% of moderates voted for barack obama for president. why did the republicans lose the moderates? the farther right positions governor romney was forced to take in the primary to get the no
this is made our country much more energy independent and has brought the price of natural gas down. i hope we can agree we don't want to reverse that and continue to go forward with these wonderful changes that have taken place in energy. we have a chance to see a renaissance in manufacturing. a lot of these jobs going overseas may come home. i have been asked and i would make three quick points. i think this election was about a lot of things. i think it is more complicated than that. i would...
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to say he is sacrificing us for a energy policy that is politically expedient. i hope he will keep his promise that he focuses on sustainable energy and abandon his support for -- our realtor is shutting down. we have barry farms here shut down since 2007. -- dairy farms since 2007. that is america's bread and butter literally. host: alex tweets -- one other tweet this morning from brian -- brought up this morning that latino voters are urging obama to focus on immigration. here is a story from "the new york times." we will focus more on that issue and issues facing latino "ters later on in today's washington journal." we will go to the democrat line. what is the most import issue for you in the second term? caller: the most apparent issue that the news wanted to think is the fiscal cliff. it is interesting the word fiscal cliff is a cliche for "how much money is going to be taken out of the $150 million ira's of mr. romney." understand that the fiscal cliff was imposed by bush to keep the tax benefits for the rich in place. in a compromise, obama continued thos
to say he is sacrificing us for a energy policy that is politically expedient. i hope he will keep his promise that he focuses on sustainable energy and abandon his support for -- our realtor is shutting down. we have barry farms here shut down since 2007. -- dairy farms since 2007. that is america's bread and butter literally. host: alex tweets -- one other tweet this morning from brian -- brought up this morning that latino voters are urging obama to focus on immigration. here is a story from...
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renewable energy to some -- also feels if they can be done responsibly. health care can yield many jobs. i think obamacare will be good. i think all of these will really energize jobs. it will be a positive thing for the american people. host: we will move onto native who is a republican in florida. caller:my name is nat. i crossed the aisle to the democratic side. the reason for it is because i believe the president of's agenda is on a positive role. it takes time to correct the course of this country. by the time his actions of three years ago catches up, it will probably be his sixth year in office. then you will probably start seeing the yield of all of the effort he put an two or three years ago. some of us really want to be able to eat that big bird. i think we woke up in the morning and realize some people are going to have to realize how to season their crow and enjoy eating at. if we do not continue to stay on the president's course, we will find our difficulties will not and that quickly. host: the reelected president called for bipartisanship a
renewable energy to some -- also feels if they can be done responsibly. health care can yield many jobs. i think obamacare will be good. i think all of these will really energize jobs. it will be a positive thing for the american people. host: we will move onto native who is a republican in florida. caller:my name is nat. i crossed the aisle to the democratic side. the reason for it is because i believe the president of's agenda is on a positive role. it takes time to correct the course of this...
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[applause] we miss his passion, his commitment, his energy, and his fight for working families. [applause] that night, 50 years ago, he said that he would dedicate all of his strength and will to serve you in the united states senate. for 47 years, he lived up to that promise. tonight, i pledge to do the same. [applause] host: that was elizabeth warren from last night. next, keith, in lexington, mississippi on our democrats line. give us a take on election 2012. caller: my honest opinion is they are making too much of a big deal about race. i think in this case the better candidate won. they are taking all of the down parts of their lives and making it the president's fault. there is no way the president can fix eight years of the stakes by a former president. it will take more than four years. i think if there were two white candidates, this would not be an issue. i think they should only looked at the facts -- which president, or which candidate is trying to help the nation, or which candidate is trying to better the nation. in my opinion, i do not think they are looking at th
[applause] we miss his passion, his commitment, his energy, and his fight for working families. [applause] that night, 50 years ago, he said that he would dedicate all of his strength and will to serve you in the united states senate. for 47 years, he lived up to that promise. tonight, i pledge to do the same. [applause] host: that was elizabeth warren from last night. next, keith, in lexington, mississippi on our democrats line. give us a take on election 2012. caller: my honest opinion is...
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but president obama could be talking more about environment and energy issues. host: linda feldmann is the white house correspondent for "the christian science monitor." she writes this -- guest: right. no, exactly. the fiscal unsustainable it that we're in the middle of -- it is huge. i think the president will feel this is something he will tackle in a second term. it struck me how frustrating this campaign has been. neither of these men have talked about what they would do. they didn't tell us what they would do about debt and deficit because they would do things that are very unpopular at what caused these entitlement to be pared back a little bit. host: ryan from massachusetts. caller: yes. how are you doing? i want to talk about obama on ties and on solar panels. it was all about, we would get all kinds of jobs in the solar industry. then china was shipping them here so cheaply was put in the american company's other business. we need to put tariffs on everything. that would create jobs. guest: president obama believes in free trade. if we put tariffs on t
but president obama could be talking more about environment and energy issues. host: linda feldmann is the white house correspondent for "the christian science monitor." she writes this -- guest: right. no, exactly. the fiscal unsustainable it that we're in the middle of -- it is huge. i think the president will feel this is something he will tackle in a second term. it struck me how frustrating this campaign has been. neither of these men have talked about what they would do. they...
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in terms of energy independence, whether the u.s. can supply more of its own energy, in terms of obama world view and fundamental changes to the economy, economically speaking, the fundamentals have really not changed. we look at manufacturing, the auto industry. they are not the bedrock of the u.s. economy any more. fundamental shifts in that sense are happening a matter who is president. host: another question about ohio with its 18 electoral votes. the president won ohio four years ago and no republican has won the presidency without also winning ohio indicating how important the state is. from one of our viewers. guest: that is a very good point and something to bear in mind. it is certainly faulty logic to point to any single leader to say this person, this governor, this senator, this president made the economy better. it is not all just politics either. it is the business people in ohio as well. the economy is improving and i would venture a guess that it favors the incumbents slightly. host: 1 you were saying that president o
in terms of energy independence, whether the u.s. can supply more of its own energy, in terms of obama world view and fundamental changes to the economy, economically speaking, the fundamentals have really not changed. we look at manufacturing, the auto industry. they are not the bedrock of the u.s. economy any more. fundamental shifts in that sense are happening a matter who is president. host: another question about ohio with its 18 electoral votes. the president won ohio four years ago and...
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, clean energy and the fact that he really does the least. will warming is a man-made. host: who is in the mountain party there? caller: jessie -- jessie it is not jackson. i am voting for jessie, but jessie jackson is from chicago. jessie johnson, and robert, who is also, i belive he is iunning for governer. it will be a protest vote. i am so dissapointed people here could not vote. caller: a good morning. i am -- i cannot stand debbie. es. tells us so many liv and bill nelson is the biggest fake that ever came along. he is anything but an independent. but i was wondering if i could make a comment about abortion. everyone seems to think it is such an easy subject. i am the father of a daughter and two granddaughters. and i can tell you that the part of the abortion and question that people never talk about is the responsibility corp. for an unwanted pregnancy. when i was growing up, if you got someone pregnant, you were going to marry them and that child was going to have your name. but look what has happened. birth control bills came along,
, clean energy and the fact that he really does the least. will warming is a man-made. host: who is in the mountain party there? caller: jessie -- jessie it is not jackson. i am voting for jessie, but jessie jackson is from chicago. jessie johnson, and robert, who is also, i belive he is iunning for governer. it will be a protest vote. i am so dissapointed people here could not vote. caller: a good morning. i am -- i cannot stand debbie. es. tells us so many liv and bill nelson is the biggest...
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supposedly, germany, 43% of their energy comes from solar energy. i was just wondering why are people so against green energy when it it could dramatically change our cause prices on so much like electricity and everything else. that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. i don't know the numbers in germany. it sounds high to me. green energy is expensive because we do not have the technology right now i think to certainly -- let's talk about wind power. it is very expensive to have the idea of wind power because you can still generate that energy much cheaper using coal. as we invest more and produce more here in ohio or elsewhere in the country, green energy costs will come down. ohio has tried to make its of a leader on the wind turbine, wind energy. there are programs in ohio that are trying to put stuff on lake erie but it is very expensive to get started. i think that is part of what we are limited on the green energy right now. host: a question on twitter from jim writes -- guest: i'm sure autoworkers will love that but there is a th
supposedly, germany, 43% of their energy comes from solar energy. i was just wondering why are people so against green energy when it it could dramatically change our cause prices on so much like electricity and everything else. that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. i don't know the numbers in germany. it sounds high to me. green energy is expensive because we do not have the technology right now i think to certainly -- let's talk about wind power. it is very expensive to have...
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it provides affordable energy here in loudoun county where we have data centers. i passed a bill to give a better tax treatment to data centers to come in here and grow them through what virginia and here in loudoun county. we recently had new companies coming in and do this, but they depend on low-cost, affordable energy. and this administration is driving the cost of energy up and driving people out of work. those people who lost those 1200 jobs at good, high-paying jobs. they had health care. they were able to pay for retirement, help their kids go to school. now they have lost their jobs and this administration is absolutely opposed to this industry in a way -- you have not seen barack obama go down to that area. mr. romney has been down there, paul ryan. they have gotten a huge, strong response. in 2010, rick boucher who have been there for years, was beaten by the republican candidate, morgan griffith, who was the majority leader of the house of delegates. very strong support in southwest virginia because they understand governor romney has a plan for energy
it provides affordable energy here in loudoun county where we have data centers. i passed a bill to give a better tax treatment to data centers to come in here and grow them through what virginia and here in loudoun county. we recently had new companies coming in and do this, but they depend on low-cost, affordable energy. and this administration is driving the cost of energy up and driving people out of work. those people who lost those 1200 jobs at good, high-paying jobs. they had health...
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we can get more than enough energy. and you wouldn't be facing climate change. climate change is a freak storms come a day are part of climate change. we are going to get hit with a big swell storm. i can almost tell you. ask the people that lived in new jersey. 80% of this one town is under water. when it is that happen? we had this storm last year. the exact same timing. i do not think people get it. host: thank you. you are looking at pictures of atlantic city, new jersey. hit pretty hard. the famous board reduced to splinters. the president will be in a new jersey today. torrington the state with chris christie. -- touring the state with chris christie. mitt romney will hold three rallies and florida. and a lot of political back-and- forth this morning in the papers about new jersey gov. chris christie praising president obama for a great job for quick action. that is the headline in the the washington times. they note that yesterday the president at red cross visit had this to say, the president made clear that he is expecting the team to remain focused. --
we can get more than enough energy. and you wouldn't be facing climate change. climate change is a freak storms come a day are part of climate change. we are going to get hit with a big swell storm. i can almost tell you. ask the people that lived in new jersey. 80% of this one town is under water. when it is that happen? we had this storm last year. the exact same timing. i do not think people get it. host: thank you. you are looking at pictures of atlantic city, new jersey. hit pretty hard....
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host: joining us now is bob cain, energy editor at politico. he has been looking at the impact of the hurricane on campaign 2012. good morning. thank you for joining us. what are the implications looking like right now in terms of this campaign schedule? caller: they have not cancelled much in terms of appearances, especially in virginia, a crucial state where significant votes are expected. the president had been scheduled to go to ohio today with bill clinton. that has been cancelled. joe biden was supposed to be there, but is not going to be able to go to new hampshire today. people are trying to move around their appearances, the president basically had a couple of appearances and is then coming back. the white house is basically monitoring conditions. host: we are talking about two different changes to the schedule. one is the practicality of not going to a certain swing state, but the other has to deal with how candidates are perceived. talk to us about that angle. host: mike holly had an interesting story today. no one wants to be seen a
host: joining us now is bob cain, energy editor at politico. he has been looking at the impact of the hurricane on campaign 2012. good morning. thank you for joining us. what are the implications looking like right now in terms of this campaign schedule? caller: they have not cancelled much in terms of appearances, especially in virginia, a crucial state where significant votes are expected. the president had been scheduled to go to ohio today with bill clinton. that has been cancelled. joe...
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the president has a unique focus on all different aspects of the energy sector and it has helped natural gas investment here with the marcellis shale. life sciences, education, health care. this is growing a lot due to the president's policies. he has had to combat the governor and many members of chairman gleason's party who have tried to stymie that growth. we want to see those policies take hold in continue to grow. one other issue he spoke about, the voter i.d. law, there is still confusion in the commonwealth. the severed by the republican party in pennsylvania and for governor corbett's administration to confuse people, which they do not, is something that i think was designed to suppress certain votes. i'm not suggesting that was his motive, but it is the motive of some republican. it is unconstitutional. people who want to vote, if they do not have an id, they can still go to the polls and have their constitutional records looked at. they will be asked for their photo id. the use of photo id has been accepted by both parties. it is something that is absolutely critical since terr
the president has a unique focus on all different aspects of the energy sector and it has helped natural gas investment here with the marcellis shale. life sciences, education, health care. this is growing a lot due to the president's policies. he has had to combat the governor and many members of chairman gleason's party who have tried to stymie that growth. we want to see those policies take hold in continue to grow. one other issue he spoke about, the voter i.d. law, there is still confusion...
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first, my energy independence policy means more than 3 million new jobs. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates 7 million more. expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training the texas to over 12 million new jobs. -- takes us to 12 million new jobs. host: barack obama for reelection, pointing out the economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown. the editorial this morning from "the new york times. if there is an election dispute, what happens next? caller: this only proves the factory on of the republicans stole the election. one lady was right, the electoral college is crap. if mitt romney gets an, are we going to war right now? we need to take care of our people and our country here. all we are doing is finding reasons to get involved into other countries when obama and everyone else wants to focus on what is going on in in america today. mitt romney says we will crack down on china. how about the china alone. let's be -- let's do what we need to do in this country. everything is
first, my energy independence policy means more than 3 million new jobs. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates 7 million more. expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training the texas to over 12 million new jobs. -- takes us to 12 million new jobs. host: barack obama for reelection, pointing out the economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown. the editorial this morning from "the new york times. if there is an...
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we've been working to expand our energy base as well. but historically as the been a finances center. we took a strong hit in 2008 when bank of america got hit. but it's still a finances town. host: an in colorado is our next caller on our line for independence. go ahead. caller: thank you. i used to work for one of the financial firms and interested because north carolina is a large financial center and romney is the businessman to get the economy going but he said that he's going to reverse frank d.o.d. and i think he was -- dodd-frank and he said that he was going to maintain and that was tendering to the independents. the best i can tell he and ryan's policy simulate britain's which is in a full blown recession. so non-can tell what romney is saying or speaking. i think he says whatever to close the deal on wall street and i think he is saying anything to close the deal to the presidency. host: go ahead. guest: i think mitt romney has been pretty straightforward on where he is going to be focusing his presidency in terms of the five-
we've been working to expand our energy base as well. but historically as the been a finances center. we took a strong hit in 2008 when bank of america got hit. but it's still a finances town. host: an in colorado is our next caller on our line for independence. go ahead. caller: thank you. i used to work for one of the financial firms and interested because north carolina is a large financial center and romney is the businessman to get the economy going but he said that he's going to reverse...
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if we truly want to be independent of foreign sources of energy, we can do it. we have all the resources we need here in america. the question s. are we going to go ahead -- the question is, are we going to go ahead and do what we need to do to be independent? the president has not been doing it. mitt romney well. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in wisconsin, at least in-person voting, will finish a week from today, actually. it will be a week from today. early voting started this past monday and will finish a week from today. but absentee ballots will be accepted up until after the election. we made some commonsense changes in the elections law here because wisconsin has a different state. we don't have a statewide voters list here in wisconsin. you have to go out and get it in all the counties. and which is was also -- wisconsin also has a huge number of local government. wisconsin is about 5.35 million people. we have abou
if we truly want to be independent of foreign sources of energy, we can do it. we have all the resources we need here in america. the question s. are we going to go ahead -- the question is, are we going to go ahead and do what we need to do to be independent? the president has not been doing it. mitt romney well. host: correct me film' wrong. were the republicans in the state that decided to confine early voting to a smaller period this year of two weeks or so? guest: early voting in...
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we have the department of energy locations here. i take an negative reaction from people who say government employees do not contribute to the economy. i think most historians cannot republicans or democrats, would agree if not for the construction of the hoover dam, we would not see las vegas as we do today. we have significant resources being invested here and so forth. all these employees of the federal government are buying homes and paying taxes when they buy their homes. they are buying groceries and shopping at these private industries and it visiting our casinos. for people to suggest because you are an employee of the government you do not contribute to the economy or our community, i think it is a false statement. from: let's go to emma texas on the democratic line. caller: good morning. my comment was for the mexican lady who called in during the last segment talking about president obama. president obama has done more for the mexicans than blacks. i am black. the mexican women have all the jobs here and are very disrespe
we have the department of energy locations here. i take an negative reaction from people who say government employees do not contribute to the economy. i think most historians cannot republicans or democrats, would agree if not for the construction of the hoover dam, we would not see las vegas as we do today. we have significant resources being invested here and so forth. all these employees of the federal government are buying homes and paying taxes when they buy their homes. they are buying...
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there's a lot of energy out there. volunteers. we began pouring in after the first debate and that momentum continues today. host: you of volunteers pouring in. , need you have on the ground? guest: we have got over 40 offices throughout the state. these offices are packed on any given day. over 10 million voter contacts. we are ahead of where we were in 2004 when george w. bush carried florida. we are not taking anything for granted. the obama campaign has a really good ground game in florida. they began working on it in the state right after he was elected. we will be working down to the wire. we feel like we are prepared. we are going to continue to contact voters. brian crowley about the importance of hillsborough county, how's it looking for republicans? guest: i heard them say that obama would have to win hillsborough county, the have called every presidential election since 1960 with the exception of one. hillsborough is important. the time i have spent in hillsborough county, it is when you look at what is on the ground co
there's a lot of energy out there. volunteers. we began pouring in after the first debate and that momentum continues today. host: you of volunteers pouring in. , need you have on the ground? guest: we have got over 40 offices throughout the state. these offices are packed on any given day. over 10 million voter contacts. we are ahead of where we were in 2004 when george w. bush carried florida. we are not taking anything for granted. the obama campaign has a really good ground game in florida....
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energy information administration. all right, early voters. tina in detroit, for whom did you vote and how did you vote? caller: good morning, how you doing today? host: good, how are you? caller: fine. i voted for president obama. host: early voting, absentee? caller: i did it by early voting. it was quite an experience. host: all right. go ahead. caller: go ahead. host: i was just going to say, why did you vote for president obama? caller: i voted for president obama because i found a lot of misleading statements from the republican candidate, mitt romney. between him and him changing his positions, i actually saw him. i watched him from the primaries on. the republican party, from paul ryan all the way down to the senate republicans and house republicans, they have all signed on to the republican party platform. mitt romney is going against it. with the bush cronies as his advisers, i don't see any way he would be going against the party. his extreme views and my position is still in place, since conservatives said all they needed was a pre
energy information administration. all right, early voters. tina in detroit, for whom did you vote and how did you vote? caller: good morning, how you doing today? host: good, how are you? caller: fine. i voted for president obama. host: early voting, absentee? caller: i did it by early voting. it was quite an experience. host: all right. go ahead. caller: go ahead. host: i was just going to say, why did you vote for president obama? caller: i voted for president obama because i found a lot of...
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first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya dominating the headlines." as you call in this morning, what would you like to see asked at tonight's foreign policy debate? judy, joining us from south carolina. what would you like to hear talked about? caller: i want to know why he did not do anything on iran and why he did not meet with israel. host: who are you referring to? caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not like that. i do not think that was right. host: all right. in, not so, tennessee. caller: good morning, what i would like to
first debate bounce has disappeared, though the survey shows that the mitt romney backers are far more energy -- energized about him. in "the washington post" they write -- "it all comes down to foreign policy"? he writes that the seat of the presidential base could well focus on this. "president obama and mitt romney are headed to florida for their final debate, with national polls suggesting that the race is tied and with a terrorist attack in libya dominating the...
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most analysts credit obama with finally showing the energy and assertiveness his supporters have been demanding. that was this morning from the "washington examiner." next is built from georgia. caller: it does. it has helped wake me up and realize what is going on. i want to thank c-span. i wish they would pass a rule that before you are qualified to vote that you had to watch c- span at least one session. i am going to vote for mitt romney. there is no way i could vote for obama. leaving god out of the platform and them same-sex marriage. the health insurance, that is killing america. as far as the 47%, it is true. people are on some kind of subsidy from the federal government. it is hard to get somebody to bite the hand that is feeding it. host: thank you for the call. obama's september spending doubles that of mitt romney. the president is prepping his financial advantage spending next is steve from new york. good morning. caller: thank you for taking my call. as i stated here to your call screener, the endorsement of newspapers is largely immaterial, especially in light of the on
most analysts credit obama with finally showing the energy and assertiveness his supporters have been demanding. that was this morning from the "washington examiner." next is built from georgia. caller: it does. it has helped wake me up and realize what is going on. i want to thank c-span. i wish they would pass a rule that before you are qualified to vote that you had to watch c- span at least one session. i am going to vote for mitt romney. there is no way i could vote for obama....
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that will not reduce the price or give us more energy. we would like to see, and we do see a lot in different focus groups and surveys that the vast majority of americans are supportive of domestic development. we would like to see that translates into real political action and we do not feel we are getting that right now. host: we want to show our viewers will produced on federal lands with numbers provided by the energy information administration. again, those numbers provided to us by the energy information administration. we are talking to rayola dougher, senior economic adviser for the american petroleum institute, about oil production in campaign 2012. the numbers around the screen. we want to get viewers and listeners involved. chad, ohio on the line for republicans. caller: thank you. i was calling because i see president obama talking about alternative energy, wind, solar, all of that fun stuff, but i do not hear a lot about what is going on with oil. i see a lot of natural grass -- natural gas fracturing going on, but not a lot
that will not reduce the price or give us more energy. we would like to see, and we do see a lot in different focus groups and surveys that the vast majority of americans are supportive of domestic development. we would like to see that translates into real political action and we do not feel we are getting that right now. host: we want to show our viewers will produced on federal lands with numbers provided by the energy information administration. again, those numbers provided to us by the...
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as some of you may notice i had a lot more energy in the second debate. i was very well rested after the ninth -- not that i had in the first debate -- after the nice long nap that i had in the first debate. it turns out that millions of americans focused in on the second debate that did not focus and on the first debate, and i happened to be one of them. i want to apologize to chris matthews, four years ago -- this time around i gave him a stroke. of course, there are a lot of things i learned from that experience. i learned that there are worse things that can happen t you on your anniversary and forgetting to buy a gift. host: that is president obama last night at the dinner. we are asking you if a sense of humor matters and a presidential candidate. on our line for democrats, edward. caller: i appreciate your show. i just wanted to mention that when he mentioned the uninsured, the poor, it was really wonderful and it touched my heart. and i thought both men -- i like obama's humility. i think he is a smarter man. i think he has done more for the count
as some of you may notice i had a lot more energy in the second debate. i was very well rested after the ninth -- not that i had in the first debate -- after the nice long nap that i had in the first debate. it turns out that millions of americans focused in on the second debate that did not focus and on the first debate, and i happened to be one of them. i want to apologize to chris matthews, four years ago -- this time around i gave him a stroke. of course, there are a lot of things i learned...
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the president energy -- the president's energy policy can be criticized. i am hoping that energy comes up again in the foreign policy debate because it is important. the other point that the caller made was about michele bachmann and her comment that women should vote with their smarts and other parts. not sure what part of that is offensive to you, but if the idea is you think women should vote with their parts, i would ask for an explanation of exactly what that means. in the michele bachmann is trying to point out that we are not just -- i think michele bachmann is trying to point out that we're not just our reproductive parts, that we have a brain of our own and we think about the world in many ways that men do. we have economic concerns aside from abortion and aside from contraception. and i would argue, and the reason is a conservative, because my life is affected on a daily basis far more by taxes than by reproductive issues. and that is not me, that is everyone. you may think otherwise because abortion is an important issue to you and that is all r
the president energy -- the president's energy policy can be criticized. i am hoping that energy comes up again in the foreign policy debate because it is important. the other point that the caller made was about michele bachmann and her comment that women should vote with their smarts and other parts. not sure what part of that is offensive to you, but if the idea is you think women should vote with their parts, i would ask for an explanation of exactly what that means. in the michele bachmann...
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host: last night energy was another topic that was brought up. here are the candidates talking about energy. [video clip] >> are we looking at the new normal? the price of gas over $4 a gallon? >> there is no doubt world demand has gone up. our production has gone up. very little of what governor romney said it is true. we are drilling more on public lands than the previous administration and the previous oil man. wasn't oilme an we are working with the industry. governor romney said he is a big coal guy. you pointed at the planned and said -- the pointed at the kills."d said, "this we made the largest investment in clean coal technology so we're producing it cleaner and smarter. our oil imports are down to the lowest levels in 20 years. oil production is up. natural gas production is up. we are starting to build cars that are more efficient. in means and will save money in your pocketbook. that is what we will do in the next four years. >> that is not what you have done in the last four years. you cut permits in half. >> not true. we have produc
host: last night energy was another topic that was brought up. here are the candidates talking about energy. [video clip] >> are we looking at the new normal? the price of gas over $4 a gallon? >> there is no doubt world demand has gone up. our production has gone up. very little of what governor romney said it is true. we are drilling more on public lands than the previous administration and the previous oil man. wasn't oilme an we are working with the industry. governor romney...
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. >> president obama needs to show some energy in this debate. it was lacking in his first debate in denver. his supporters are looking to see someone who is challenging mitt romney and showing some fight that we did not see before. quoting democratic officials from the mexico, she watched the debate with a sense of dismay and she worried about how she was going to talk about this debate to democrats and independent voters that she needs to get out to the polls. he has to show that he is willing to take on mitt romney and defend his record, yet this town hall format is one where real people will be on stage and asking poignant and pointed questions about their own lives. it is a risk for the candidates to take these questions and just use them as an opportunity to attack each other. they want to come away feeling that the candidates have addressed this issue. that they do not feel like props. people are warning about that. from bill clinton told a group of donors in los angeles that it is not a format, which is one of the challenges that obama wi
. >> president obama needs to show some energy in this debate. it was lacking in his first debate in denver. his supporters are looking to see someone who is challenging mitt romney and showing some fight that we did not see before. quoting democratic officials from the mexico, she watched the debate with a sense of dismay and she worried about how she was going to talk about this debate to democrats and independent voters that she needs to get out to the polls. he has to show that he is...
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caller: i have ideas for wind energy. president obama said we are all -- the republicans are his enemy. "mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers and ranchers. host: this is from "the washington post," a comparison among the candidates. host: has the push for renewable energy been dampened by republican criticism of the solyndra? guest: i think trying to politicize cylinder was a mistake -- to publicize solyndra was a mistake. we have 5000 solar companies in this country that are doing well. people are helping to build solar facilities around the country. an industry that made $137 billion in profits continues to get a handout from hard-working americans that are struggling to pay the bill
caller: i have ideas for wind energy. president obama said we are all -- the republicans are his enemy. "mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers...
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i think they have managed to do a better job of focusing their energy in the faa's the way. -- in a positive way. given his quirks and inability to relate to a earthlings, as it often seems like he is trying to do, he should not be doing well. given the fact we have the bad economy, crushing debt, and problems abroad, he is coming off as a tactician who says he will fix these problems. he is doing well. people on the far right are happy with that. host: william joins us from texas. caller: i am so happy to get through. this is my first time. if mitt romney were president and he went to war, would you have your kids go to war with him? guest: i think mitt romney will have to make that case and prove he is able to make large decisions on that level of politics. he is growing questions about what the administration knew and the decisions they made about security in benghazi and afterwards to insist it was not a terrorist action. i think all of that will give mitt romney a strong opening. it remains to be seen. based on his performance in the first debate talking about the economy, i suspect he
i think they have managed to do a better job of focusing their energy in the faa's the way. -- in a positive way. given his quirks and inability to relate to a earthlings, as it often seems like he is trying to do, he should not be doing well. given the fact we have the bad economy, crushing debt, and problems abroad, he is coming off as a tactician who says he will fix these problems. he is doing well. people on the far right are happy with that. host: william joins us from texas. caller: i am...
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should we fund a manhattan like project that dwops a nuclear bomb to deal with global energy or should we fund 100,000 fwaradges across america the kind of invasion that developed silicon valley? >> i think investment on the part of the united states government is certainly appropriate which i think once it gets into productive stage that is we ought to obviously turn it over to the private sector. >> before mitt romney face questions watch our town hall archives. . at 8: 35 next tuesday watch president obama and mitt romney in their town hall debate. c-span's coverage starts at 7:00 eastern. journal journal continues. >> joining us mow is cynthia reilly. she's with practice health. host: who do you represent? guest: our members are approximately 40,000 farm cysts that work in health systems, pharmacists and technicians particularly in a hospital setting but in clinics associated with health systems as well host: tell us a little bit about what they do on a daily basis. guest: our members are engaged on providing care. they may round and see patients and make recommendations for the dr
should we fund a manhattan like project that dwops a nuclear bomb to deal with global energy or should we fund 100,000 fwaradges across america the kind of invasion that developed silicon valley? >> i think investment on the part of the united states government is certainly appropriate which i think once it gets into productive stage that is we ought to obviously turn it over to the private sector. >> before mitt romney face questions watch our town hall archives. . at 8: 35 next...